AT&T Questions Connecticut Agency On Right-of-Way Ruling

AT&T filed a motion Monday with Connecticut’s Department of Public Utility Control seeking “clarification” on certain details of the agency’s ruling that the telco must obtain consent retroactively from property owners living next to U-verse equipment installed on rights of way. In its May 27 ruling, the DPUC disagreed with AT&T’s argument that the telco has permission to place video-distribution equipment on rights of way without the permission of abutting homeowners and municipalities. The DPUC’s decision said Connecticut law allows equipment upgrades on rights of way without public consent only when the new facilities are not larger than the existing ones.
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